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Photography workshops in Nepal with exclusive access to amazing photography locationsTue, 21 Oct 2014 12:53:25 +0000en-UShourly1We’re changing our name to photoJourney!http://www.photonepal.co.uk/2014/10/21/were-changing-our-name-to-photojourney/
http://www.photonepal.co.uk/2014/10/21/were-changing-our-name-to-photojourney/#commentsTue, 21 Oct 2014 12:37:27 +0000http://www.photonepal.co.uk/?p=2240Hi, We have some exciting news. We are now organizing our workshops in Nepal, Sri Lanka and Poland (more to come!) and we have decided to make them available under one name. Our aim was to create one website that would work as a gateway for all of our courses. And here it is: www.photoJourney.co.uk We will...

We have some exciting news. We are now organizing our workshops in Nepal, Sri Lanka and Poland (more to come!) and we have decided to make them available under one name. Our aim was to create one website that would work as a gateway for all of our courses.

]]>http://www.photonepal.co.uk/2014/06/29/sue/feed/0PhotoNepal 2015 – looking for Adventure?http://www.photonepal.co.uk/2014/05/13/photonepal-2015-looking-adventure/
http://www.photonepal.co.uk/2014/05/13/photonepal-2015-looking-adventure/#commentsTue, 13 May 2014 11:45:45 +0000http://www.photonepal.co.uk/?p=2052We have now gone firm on dates for next year’s photoNepal and have chosen 6 – 15 February 2015. The weather at this time of year is generally superb – cool air with clear skies and often perfect views of the high Himalayas. It has been a fascinating year, and photoNepal is now forming the...

]]>We have now gone firm on dates for next year’s photoNepal and have chosen 6 – 15 February 2015. The weather at this time of year is generally superb – cool air with clear skies and often perfect views of the high Himalayas.

It has been a fascinating year, and photoNepal is now forming the bedrock of courses that we run; after all, it’s where we started. To give you a feel, we have included two new courses: photoPoland which this year is already fully subscribed and will be heading to Gdansk (where? I hear you ask!) This is the northern Port in Poland that borders the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad. (Why? I also hear you ask!)

Well, Gdansk is famous as the city where the bringing down of communist rule in Central Europe really began, as it was the birthplace of the solidarity movement headed by Lech Walesa.

What promises to be really interesting is that some of the beautiful old city was destroyed during WWII and replaced by communist inspired building in the 1950s. So we will try to capture that dichotomy.

The other major trip we have will take place shortly after photoNepal, and this is photoSriLanka 26th February – 8th March 2015. We will be heading to the Gal Oya National Park in eastern Sri Lanka – a largely unknown but protected part of Sri Lanka, with amazing wildlife, including elephants, deer, buffalo, leopards, monkeys, crocodiles, eagles and albatrosses. Keep your eyes open, we are advertising this shortly for only 10 (individuals or couples) places at www.photosrilanka.co.uk

So, back to photoNepal. 2015 is the 200th Anniversary of the formation of the Brigade of Gurkhas, so it is really special this year. There are events happening in London and across Brigade of Gurkha locations. In Nepal there will be some significant celebrations, and an Everest attempt, for the first time, by serving Gurkhas.

photoNepal 2013

Mark (pn2013) – on a mission

Simon (pn 13) off-camera flash work

The result!

We will take just 4 people (yep – it’s that exclusive!) to Kathmandu and Pokhara, and some remote parts of Nepal where ex-Gurkhas from WWII or Burma and beyond still live in fairly harsh conditions. We will photograph them in their homes and help capture their stories before they are lost forever. We will have access that other groups cannot, because we will be looked after by the network of welfare centres that the Gurkha Welfare Trust administer. This access is unparalleled – so exciting stuff! For more details, contact us!

]]>http://www.photonepal.co.uk/2014/05/13/photonepal-2015-looking-adventure/feed/0Krishnabahadur Gurunghttp://www.photonepal.co.uk/2014/03/25/krishnabahadur-gurung/
http://www.photonepal.co.uk/2014/03/25/krishnabahadur-gurung/#commentsTue, 25 Mar 2014 08:50:20 +0000http://www.photonepal.co.uk/?p=2014Krishna (or KB as he is known) was born in West Nepal. He joined the British Army in 1966 as a Boy Soldier, indeed, the last Boy Soldier in the Army! After 3 years, and on completion of his basic military training, he joined his parent Regiment in Kluang, Malaysia. Throughout his service he has...

]]>Krishna (or KB as he is known) was born in West Nepal. He joined the British Army in 1966 as a Boy Soldier, indeed, the last Boy Soldier in the Army!

After 3 years, and on completion of his basic military training, he joined his parent Regiment in Kluang, Malaysia.

Throughout his service he has held many high profile positions and has travelled widely: Most notably, on active service during Desert Storm – the first Gulf War, for which he was awarded an operational MBE.

He was subsequently selected as the Queen’s Gurkha Orderly Officer for her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace in 1993 and was awarded the MVO. He retired from the Army in 1998.

Krishna then devoted his life to serving those ex-Gurkhas in Nepal in the most need. He joined the Gurkha Welfare Scheme and initially worked at a remote Area Welfare Centre and was later transferred to the Key Area Welfare Centre in Kathmandu.

He finished his service in the Gurkha Welfare Scheme as the Deputy Field Director, retiring from this post in December 2011.

Krishna came from a traditional Gurung village, Sabet only one day’s walk from Pokhara. He is married to Dilkumari and they now live in Pokhara.

There is no better in-country advisor and we are delighted he is part of the photoNepal team.

]]>http://www.photonepal.co.uk/2014/03/25/krishnabahadur-gurung/feed/0Johnny Fennhttp://www.photonepal.co.uk/2014/03/25/johnny-fenn/
http://www.photonepal.co.uk/2014/03/25/johnny-fenn/#commentsTue, 25 Mar 2014 01:39:20 +0000http://www.photonepal.co.uk/?p=2009Johnny studied photography at school before working as photographer for a newspaper. He was commissioned into the Army from the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst and he has served in Brunei, East Timor, Canada, Germany, Bosnia, Iraq and Nigeria. He was chief instructor (to, amongst others, Prince William) at Sandhurst and was the deputy Chief of...

Johnny studied photography at school before working as photographer for a newspaper.

He was commissioned into the Army from the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst and he has served in Brunei, East Timor, Canada, Germany, Bosnia, Iraq and Nigeria.

He was chief instructor (to, amongst others, Prince William) at Sandhurst and was the deputy Chief of Staff of the Brigade of Gurkhas. He was the British Military Advisor to West Africa based in Nigeria until 2011.

Johnny was the Field Director of the Gurkha Welfare Scheme based in Pokhara, Nepal from March 2011 to December 2012

Since leaving the Army he has worked full-time on various photographic commissions abroad (including Basrah, Baghdad and Libya). He travels to the Arctic in July – August 2014 as photographer for the British Exploring Society. He has had commissions to photograph Joanna Lumley, Field Marshall Chapple, General the Lord Richards, the Lord Mayor of London, HRH Princess Anne, and HRH Prince Philip, and has corporate commissions to photograph for Coca Cola, EFG Bank Switzerland, Lidl, SkiVerbier, GardaWorld to name a few. Examples of his work can be found at www.johnnyfenn.co.uk

]]>http://www.photonepal.co.uk/2014/03/25/johnny-fenn/feed/0Sebastian Boberhttp://www.photonepal.co.uk/2014/03/25/sebastian-bober/
http://www.photonepal.co.uk/2014/03/25/sebastian-bober/#commentsTue, 25 Mar 2014 01:32:10 +0000http://www.photonepal.co.uk/?p=2007Sebastian specialises in conceptual portraits, music and promotional photography, and teaches his lighting techniques to various UK based societies. Seb has taken the stobist style of lighting to new heights and he is an expert in using off-camera flash – Many of these techniques he will be teaching during the workshops in Nepal. To see Sebastian’s full...

]]>http://www.photonepal.co.uk/2014/03/25/sebastian-bober/feed/06-15th February 2015: NEPAL AND THE GURKHAShttp://www.photonepal.co.uk/2014/03/25/6-15th-february-2015-nepal-gurkhas/
http://www.photonepal.co.uk/2014/03/25/6-15th-february-2015-nepal-gurkhas/#commentsTue, 25 Mar 2014 00:48:06 +0000http://www.photonepal.co.uk/?p=1992Once again, we are returning to the heartlands of the Gurkhas to live amongst them, photograph them and hear their stories.

When: 6-15th February 2015
Where: Nepal
Price: £2500

£2400 if booked before 30th November 2014

ONLY 4 PLACES AVAILABLE!

Once again, we are returning to the heartlands of the Gurkhas to live amongst them, photograph them and hear their stories.
That these remarkable people still live in the the unforgettable setting of the foothills of the high Himalayas, is testament to their ability to survive in austere and often arduous conditions. Some of those we are hoping to seek out this year will be in their 80s and 90s, with some approaching 100 years old.

What is so special this year, however, is that this will be the 200th anniversary since the formation of the Brigade of Gurkhas in the British Army. There are numerous events happening throughout the UK and elsewhere (including Guard mounting at Buckingham Palace, the presentation of the Queen’s Truncheon to HM The Queen …and an attempt to scale Everest by serving Gurkhas. See more at: http://www.gurkhabde.com/g200/ )

We, however, will be staying in relative comfort in some of the Area Welfare Centres used by the Gurkha Welfare Trust to support these former soldiers or their widows.

Professional photographers Johnny Fenn and Sebastian Bober will again be leading the tour, with the enigmatic and force of nature that is Major Krishna Gurung MVO MBE providing the administrative support that makes our tours stand out from other providers.

About

photoNepal is providing a completely unique experience for photographers who want to really expand their capabilities, learn new techniques, and be part of the Gurkha experience.
All of this under the watchful eye of experts. This year we are again complemented with Sebastian Bober (outdoor and location lighting specialist). Johnny Fenn is the main host for the course, with huge experience of Nepal and the Gurkhas, and from 2014; photographer for the British Exploring Society. As well as being a professional photographic instructor, he is the former Field Director of the Gurkha Welfare Scheme based in Nepal.
Highly decorated Major (Retired) Krishnabahadur Gurung MVO MBE is a former Gurkha Major and Queen’s Gurkha Orderly Officer who is our liaison and administrative officer throughout the course.
And here is the unique opportunity; photographers will not only be photographing some of the most beautiful scenery in the world, they will also have access to some of the Gurkha Welfare Trust’s network of Welfare Centres in Nepal and have the opportunity to meet and photograph retired WWII and Borneo campaign Gurkhas in their own environment and hear their stories.
This access cannot be provided by any other organisation and it offers a very rare and exciting unique opportunity.

photoNepal team camping

Programme

The workshop is designed to help and offer guidance, instruct where necessary, and improve and learn new techniques.
Johnny and Seb are highly skilled photographers, with huge experience and who make learning new techniques easy and fun.

If you want to be part of this amazing adventure, please register your interest by contacting us

]]>http://www.photonepal.co.uk/2014/03/25/6-15th-february-2015-nepal-gurkhas/feed/0photoNepal 2015http://www.photonepal.co.uk/2014/03/16/photonepal-2015/
http://www.photonepal.co.uk/2014/03/16/photonepal-2015/#commentsSun, 16 Mar 2014 10:45:33 +0000http://www.photonepal.co.uk/?p=1981We’re going back to Nepal! This time in February 2015. I will provide more details ASAP! Sebastian